IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH DEE SMITH, SR. CAUSE NO. 26-1806-AEC ANNA PRUITT PETITIONER SUMMONS (Service by Publication) THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF JACKSON TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ANY AND ALL OTHER PERSON CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AS HEIRS-AT-LAW OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH DEE SMITH, SR. You have been made a Defendant in the Complaint filed by Anna Pruitt, a civil action pursuant to §91-1-27 and §91-1-29 of Miss. Code Ann. (1972) to determine the heirs at law of KENNETH DEE SMITH, SR. who died on or about September 10, 2026. The Petitioner seeks to have adjudicated as the sole heirs at law of KENNETH DEE SMITH, SR., his children, Anna Pruitt and Kenneth Dee Smith, Jr. You are not required to file an Answer or other pleading, but you can do so if you wish. The attorney in this cause is Cynthia Carter Dubrow, Hunter Dubrow, PLLC, 2113 Government Street, Suite D2, Ocean Springs, MS 39564. A hearing will be held in this matter in the courtroom of the Chancery Court at the Jackson County Chancery Courthouse, in Pascagoula, MS, on the 9th day of December, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., before the Honorable Ashlee Cole, next, then and there to determine the heirs at law of KENNETH DEE SMITH, SR,.and further to do such things as shall be considered and ordered by the Court. Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this _____________th day of September, 2026. JOSH ELDRIDGE, JACKSON COUNTY CHANCERY CLERK By: Kristy Todd D.C. Issued at request of: Cynthia Carter Dubrow (MSB# 104783) Hunter Dubrow, PLLC 2113 Government Street, H4 Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Telephone: 228-215-1023 Fax: 228-265-7150 Email: cdubrow@hunterdubrow.com PUBLISH: 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 IPL0378535 Oct 11,18,25 2026